Mecum Auction COPOs everywhere

[DarrenX33]

[ QUOTE ]
A few years ago I wanted a '69 Z so bad that I could taste it, and one ride in an expensive rattle-trap changed my mind for me

[/ QUOTE ]

Hmmm. Come take a ride in mine. I'll give you a $10 bill everytime you hear a rattle out of my car.

[ QUOTE ]
And as complicated as life is these days, who has time to set lash, or troubleshoot a Holley on a regular basis? All of this is probably why most of the people that I know could care less about a 35 year old car. I don't know... I'm just calling it like I see it.


[/ QUOTE ]

Sounds like your better off then. I think any real car guy doesn't mind this and most would say it is therapy for them. I know it is for me.

[king_midas]

Darren,

I'll take you up on your offer, but...

1. It must have chambered exhaust and 4:10's.
2. I get to drive.

* Edit: I don't mind setting lash, but I'm in the miniscule minority.

[king_midas]

... Whoops, I meant 4.10:1's...

[PPPJJJFFF]

1964 through 1971 was the era for Musclecars. All the major domestic makers were in on the game and some incredible machines were built over those 8 years. Barret-Jackson, Mecum and others show how much interest there is in these cars today. Go to Barnes and Noble and look at the magazine rack. Musclecar magazines everywhere.

The "Supercars" of that era will be popular for a long, long time. Why? Because the boomers grew up with them, they weren't built in large quantities and their cooler than cool. When I drive the Hemi-Challenger through town, traffic stops. Shake, rattle and roll and all! Nothing else compares.

Patrick

[Zedder]

I think that there is a very slight market adjustment happening right now and it has more to do with affordability and what someone is comfortable driving value-wise than anything else. I've been working on a number of potential purchases over the past few weeks and every person is selling for the same reason..."the car is just worth too much now for me to feel comfortable driving it around". I've been to a bunch of cruise nights this summer and there have been some neat cars out there, but where are all the COPO's, LS6's, and other higher dollar cars that I used to see regularly??? All tucked away in their garages I'm afraid. For me, $75K or so is my comfort zone for a muscle car that I will drive and it is getting tough to find anything really neat at that price any longer. I believe that many others feel the same way as my experience has been that the higher production number hi-po cars above $75K take a lot longer to sell these days (LS6, L78, Z-28 etc.).

[DarrenX33]

Nice one Mark.. The reason I am looking for more of a beater these days...

[Jeff H]

[ QUOTE ]
Nice one Mark.. The reason I am looking for more of a beater these days...

[/ QUOTE ]

But you have 2 beaters listed in your sig!

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Now that's just not nice - at least his 'beaters' actually run!!

[DarrenX33]

I want more rust! When is the last time you heard someone say that?

[kwhizz]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Nice one Mark.. The reason I am looking for more of a beater these days...

[/ QUOTE ]

But you have 2 beaters listed in your sig!

[/ QUOTE ]


Darren's getting into the "Spoiled Brat" zone

Ken